Frost Dates for 32531 — Baker, Florida

Half of springs at Crestview Bob Sikes Airport, FL see their last 32°F night by March 21; only one in ten is past it by February 26, and one in ten still has one after April 9. Planting tender crops after March 29 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 3 20%, and after April 9 10%. The 19 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 88% of the 101 Florida stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 12 in half of years, as early as October 29 one year in ten, and holds off past December 3 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 12 days later, around November 24; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 25, 15 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 237 days in a typical year, the shortest of the 102 Florida stations; it reaches 267 days one year in ten and falls short of 210 one year in ten. On average 39 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 14 days longer, to about April 4, and return around November 1. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 97% of winters and 16°F in 36%.

July is the warmest month at Crestview Bob Sikes Airport, FL, averaging 92°F by day and 71°F at night; January is the coldest at 63°F and 39°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from December to February (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, March still brings one in 83% of years and April still brings one in 25% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,527 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 96% of the 158 Florida stations. 42% of them (2,738) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 984. Precipitation totals 63.7 inches a year, most in July (7.9") and least in May (4.1"); May to September bring 46% of it.

The nearest other station, Whiting Field NAS, FL, 22 miles southwest of Baker, has a last frost 7 days earlier (March 14), a first frost 7 days later (November 19), a season 14 days longer.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 1 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Brewton 3 SSE, AL, 25.3 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 32531 is 12 miles from Crestview Bob Sikes Airport, FL, which stands at 190 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 2 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 32539 (Crestview). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 32531 in zone 8b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 15 to 20°F (-9.4 to -6.7°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.